I was thinking about some of my favorite bands, and how cool their music was. Then I thought about some of the members of those bands going solo and I think the quality of the music is downgraded substantially when they do that.
Imagine if White Zombie or Marilyn Manson stayed together with the lineups they had when albums like AstroCreep 2000 or AntiChrist Superstar came out. Imagine the cool music and cool tours we could have right now. Their music was way better before the singers broke off to do their own thing. There’s tons of other bands and examples I could use where the original bands music sounds so much better then the individual artists solo material. I’ve never been in a band, but I’ve heard artists say in interviews how everything flows and comes out naturally when a group of talented musicians gets together and just jams. I’ve seen bits of The Beatles “Get Back”, and seeing those super talented musicians just getting together and messing around to create those iconic, iconic songs is just breathtaking.
I personally would like to see White Zombie get back together with the lineup they had when they did Astrocreep. I think they could sell out some of these smaller arenas or theaters. They don’t need fancy stage setups, just a killer band and some good lighting. When I go to see a show, I go to see the band, not necessarily some of the other stage gimmicks they put out.
As things slowly get back to “normal” after COVID, I think we will start to see some of these old lineups get back together and hit the road. I believe the demand for it is there. One thing that concerns me is the issue with no shows at some of these shows I’ve been hearing about. Basically, people are buying tickets but not showing up at some of these shows. When I went to Ghost, there was some empty seats which kind of bummed me out. I guess there’s some people out there who are still afraid of COVID. Your now hearing calls by some of our “leaders” for things to get back to normal, and I believe the conversation has started about the fact that we will never get to “zero COVID”, and how do we live with that virus circulating around our society. Hopefully within a year or two there is SENSIBLE policy and directives by our health boards that gives our societies a sense of normalcy so that we can move forward and see some of these cool bands tour with some good lineups.
Children never cease to amaze me. They are sponges of information. They are better then us adults at so many things. They are better with technology then us. They read better then us. They are faster then us. They heal better then us. They absorb impacts better then us. From what I have analyzed, kids between the ages of 10-18 are far superior beings then us adults, yet us old farts are given complete authority over their lives.
Think of the situations we put them in because of our petty bullshit:
A man hitting his wife in front of his kids because she won’t fuck him because she thinks he’s cheating on her.
Couples with drug habits not buying their kids clothes or supplies for school because they have to buy their next hit of heroin.
A father scaring the shit out of his kids because he doesn’t watch the road because he has to look at his wife as he’s talking to her while driving and the seatbelts in the back don’t work. He drives a beater with faulty seatbelts because he spends all his money at the bar…..
I could go on and on and on.
Well the children are soaking it all in and growing angrier and angrier. They are smarter then us. Because of cell phones and Facebook, they can communicate and are ready to make a move.
First it starts with the kids stealing their parents guns. Then the kids that are soooo much better at us in tech hack networks and seize cash in banks to fund their operation. Then they coordinate the stealing of their parents cars so that they can meet at predetermined rally points to form units so that they can fortify positions.
Then they strike.
First they target the bars where all the dads are. Then they move on to the Zumba studios and hair salons where mom is. Then they go to the paternity ward in hospitals so that they can secure future ranks of soldiers because they will need future generations of fighters. Eventually, they move house to house eliminating all the parents so that they can liberate their fellow comrades. Eventually everyone over the age of 18 is put into concentration camps and executed.
When it’s all said and done no one in the world is old enough to drink so there is no need for alcohol anymore. Then they organize a child government and enact laws prohibiting humans from having children because they hate parents so bad and once someone turns 18, they are lined up and shot because adults are evil and stupid.
Then the human race ceases to exist.
That will be the end of us.
